The moves leave the IceCaps with 36 roster players as they prepare for the final game in the three-game exhibition series with the Syracuse Crunch. That game will be played 2 p.m. this afternoon at the Clarenville Events Centre.

St. John’s opens the 2012-13 regular season next Saturday in Springfield against the Falcons. The club’s first home game is scheduled for Oct. 19 against the Adirondack Phantoms.